Segundo, CO is a small town with just over 200 people and a rich history. Located in Costilla County, the town has an independent spirit and is proud of its local heritage. As such, the politics in Segundo are driven by its local culture. The local government is made up of five members who are elected to serve three-year terms. These officials focus on issues that affect residents directly, such as taxes and infrastructure projects. Local political candidates must be involved in the community and demonstrate their commitment to residents’ needs before they can win the election. They must also have a clear vision for how they would like to improve life in Segundo while respecting its unique history and culture.
The political climate in Segundo, CO is somewhat conservative.
Las Animas County, CO is somewhat conservative. In Las Animas County, CO 43.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Las Animas county remained moderately Republican, 53.8% to 43.9%.
Las Animas county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Segundo, CO is somewhat conservative.
Las Animas County, Colorado is somewhat conservative.
Colorado is somewhat liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Segundo, Colorado: D d d d R r
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Segundo, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 351 contributions totaling $11,751 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 100 contributions totaling $9,009 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)